New trailer for Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes reveals surprise antagonist
Nintendo has released a new trailer for the upcoming Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes that sheds some light on the game's story and mechanics. A spin-off of Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Three Hopes has players step into the shoes of new character Shez as they try to take down the Ashen Demon, revealed to be Byleth, the player character from Three Houses. Like all modern Fire Emblem protagonists, Shez's sex and name can be decided by the player. (Byleth's sex can also be chosen, though it appears they will always be known as the Ashen Demon.) Similar to Byleth in Three Houses, Shez can also align with either Edelgard, Dimitri or Claude, with each path offering different story outcomes and playable characters.
Being a musou-style game, battles will take place in realtime against gigantic swarms of enemies, but there will be some RPG and strategy elements present. Shez can retrain in various different classes, and adjutants will be available to perform special partner moves. In between battles, players can explore their base, train with allies and form bonds with them.
Fire Emblem: Three Hopes will release on the Nintendo Switch on June 24, 2022.